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1. 451 四 Siheyuan: I Came from the Future 四合院之我来自未来 Rainbow Steamed Cake七彩蒸糕Male-Channel Fanfiction583k WordsCompleted Li Zhenbang transmigrated to a courtyard compound in 1953. The deaf old lady here is the compound's big boss and a sinner against the nation and its people. She has hidden her identity and become the compound's revered matriarch. Li Zhenbang never bothers with the bunch of scoundrels in the compound. He only fights back when they provoke him. Yet this fine young man, a paragon of good character, has been ostracized by the compound. Well, if you don't want to live, I'll send every one of you on y 2Reads6.6Score—Shelves
2. 452 四 Siheyuan: I Brought a Baggage from the Start 四合院：开局带了个拖油瓶 Wild Geese Flying North北归飞雁Male-Channel Fanfiction633k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a Beijing courtyard, he finds himself with a little burden from the start. His comrade sacrificed himself on the battlefield to protect him. Then his wife abandoned their three- or four-year-old daughter and ran off. Yang Shen steps up without hesitation and becomes Yaya's dad. Luckily, he has the System, so he never has to worry about food or drink, and he manages to thrive in this era. What? The scoundrels in the courtyard want trouble? Don't come looking for a beatin 15.8kReads7.3Score744Shelves
3. 453 四 Siheyuan: They All Want to Be with Me 四合院：她们都想和我好 Big Brother GAME大师兄GAMEMale-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted [A rewritten story. Enter at your own risk if that bothers you!! The author works hard typing this story, just like any ordinary person, and it isn’t easy. If you don’t like it, you can move along. Please don’t leave a bad review without good reason. The author is grateful!] Li Weiguo wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the era of Love in the Courtyard. With the arrival of his golden finger, Li Weiguo’s extraordinary era is about to begin. Everyone has worldly desires. Who can escape 307Reads5.6Score—Shelves
4. 454 四 Siheyuan: System, How Did You Become a Director? 四合院：系统，你怎么成了导演 Red Leaves Dance on the Autumn Mountain红叶舞秋山Male-Channel Fanfiction370k WordsOngoing Ye Tiance transmigrates into the world of Birds Fill the Courtyard and gets a System! The System wants to be a director, so he has no choice but to give it his all and earn rewards by acting. From the start, he plots to marry Qin Huairu! Then he turns all the courtyard’s troublemakers into his personal supporting cast... 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These books all require some brainpower; the authors have both high IQ and EQ.

5. 455 四 A Carefree Life in the Siheyuan 四合院逍遥生活 Lone City Pomelo孤城柚子Male-Channel Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing Zheng Jianshe transmigrates to the 1950s, bringing with him the status of a martyr's family member, memories and life experience from two lifetimes, top-tier cooking skills, supporting skills in traditional Chinese medicine, and a pocket dimension cheat. Watch him tame the beasts, then embark on a free and carefree life, starting in 1957 and continuing through 2008, living through three years of hardship, a decade of turmoil, and more... 38.7kReads6.5Score2kShelves
6. 456 四 Siheyuan: Starting Out in Patched Trousers 四合院，从穿补丁裤开始 Medicine Without Sugar吃药不加糖Male-Channel Fanfiction330k WordsCompleted He Kun, a graduate of the National Medical College, transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. On his very first day there, Qin Huairu ambushes him with a shell attack. He Kun can only lament, “What a fate!” He cries out that he's let down his ancestors! What a coincidence! He Kun transmigrates into the body of He Yuzhu's brother, He Erzhu. They share the same surname. He Erzhu is also a traditional Chinese doctor, trained by Guan Nianren, the renowned Hua Tuo of the capital. On the 47Reads5.4Score—Shelves
7. 457 四 Siheyuan: Getting Married from the Start, My Identity Is Exposed 四合院：开局娶亲，身份被曝光了 Drunk on Craftsmanship匠心之醉Male-Channel Fanfiction422k WordsCompleted Lin Dongtian transmigrates into the Courtyard Drama and becomes an ordinary resident. His comfortable financial situation makes him a target for the courtyard's schemers, and he even loses his life because of them. After the protagonist transmigrates, he activates his golden finger and turns the tables. But even he never expected that the previous owner's identity was far from ordinary… 1.4kReads—Score101Shelves
8. 458 四 Siheyuan: Eight Years Old from the Start, and I Ruin Everyone's Day 四合院：开局八岁，搞爆众禽心态 Fierce Dog霸气狗Male-Channel Fanfiction337k WordsOngoing Su Xiaohu mysteriously transmigrated into the world of "The Weeds Fill the Courtyard", becoming an eight-year-old orphan fleeing famine. From the start, he was unexpectedly sent to Courtyard No. 95 to be adopted. But everyone in the courtyard immediately looked down on him. Auntie Yi wanted to adopt him, but Yi Zhonghai refused. “He’s too old. His character is already set, and he’ll grow into an ungrateful wolf we can’t raise right.” In the end, Su Xiaohu was adopted by Widow Lin, the poore 18Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   Books in a courtyard house [eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds][eating melon seeds]

9. 459 四 Siheyuan: You Want to Retire Here? Did I Agree? 四合院：想养老，我同意了吗？ Starry River Scribblings星河笔谈Male-Channel Fanfiction454k WordsCompleted Warning: The protagonist is no saint and can be a little petty. Cross him, and you’ll have to watch your back every moment in case he gets revenge! Zhang Shaoan accidentally transmigrated into the world of Love in the Courtyard after saving someone. He had planned to live a peaceful life and use his golden finger to make sure his family had plenty to eat and drink. He would lie low until the arrival of a new era, then make his move. But he never expected that people would keep assuming he was an 10kReads6.1Score265Shelves
10. 460 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Stole Jia's Wife 四合院：开局抢了贾家的媳妇 Three Drinking Together对饮三人Male-Channel Fanfiction322k WordsCompleted Zhao Tian transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard. There, he deals with the whole courtyard's rotten lot and, to right a wrong that weighs on his heart, finds Silly Zhu a match and changes his tragic ending. At the same time, Zhao Tian starts a very different life of his own. But as he learns more and more about this world, he realizes it is far from what it seems. To find out what happens next, read the story. 248Reads6.1Score112Shelves
11. 461 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Refuse Yan Bugui 四合院：开局拒绝阎埠贵 Kao Lubin考录滨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted He transmigrates into a courtyard and becomes someone who never existed in the original story. He activates a System and gains a mysterious pocket dimension. He plants all kinds of crops in the dimension while the System assigns him missions. Life couldn’t be more relaxing, but when everything is going too well, the jealous busybodies start making trouble… —Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 462 四 Siheyuan: Yang Tao's Happy Life 四合院：杨涛的快乐生活 Mr. Huang's Resolve黄某的坚持Male-Channel Fanfiction860k WordsOngoing I transmigrated to Qin Family Village in the Forty-Nine City in 1965. I chose the wrong title. It should have been I Transmigrated to 1965... There isn't much about the courtyard house. Stuck in the countryside, I couldn't wait for my chance to get ahead, yet every way out was blocked by countless barriers. "Physical Recovery Enhancement Lv.1" "Digestion and Metabolism Enhancement Lv.1" With the help of various passive skills, Yang Tao gradually adapted to the times. Love in the Courtyard, Peop 79.7kReads8.2Score7.4kShelves

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    I think these two books are great; they're lighthearted, relaxing, and enjoyable reads with little violence.

13. 463 四 Siheyuan: My Life as a Gamer 四合院：我的游戏生活 Mr. Huang's Resolve黄某的坚持Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted “Single heroine: Qin Jingru” “Yi Zhonghai’s apprentice” “Game System” “1962” “A peaceful life” “A little technological development” After a huge truck sent him into the world of Love in the Courtyard, Yang Tao decided to make the best of things and began living a quiet life in the courtyard. When Yang Tao saw the words “Divine Emperor’s Protection” pop up on the System, he felt something damp on his face and reached up to touch his cheek. “Sweat?” Yang Tao glanced up at the gloomy sky, then brea 4.5kReads8.4Score195Shelves
14. 464 四 Siheyuan: Silly Zhu, That Child Isn't Yours 四合院：傻柱，孩子不是你的 Fierce Sichuan Pepper暴烈花椒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing A new story is here! You can read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads5.2Score—Shelves
15. 465 四 Siheyuan: I Lay Flat and Became the Richest Man 四合院：躺平的我成了首富 The Dream Ends at Dawn时到梦醒Male-Channel Fanfiction385k WordsCompleted A young man from twenty-first-century Blue Star who had given up striving somehow transmigrates into the world of Love in the Courtyard and awakens the lie-flat System. He had planned to lie flat from then on, but instead he becomes a senior leader. 5.4kReads7.8Score182Shelves

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    ✨①A 21st-century "laid-back" youth inexplicably transmigrates to a world of traditional courtyard houses. Intending to live a life of leisure, he unexpectedly becomes a high-ranking leader.✨②The female lead possesses a system that selects the male lead. Everyone in the system is incredibly intelligent; there are no purely good or bad people, just cunning individuals!✨③The female lead dies young, destined for great wealth and honor, but her life is hampered by illness. Therefore, she is rewarded with a second chance at life, plus a set of cheat codes.✨The female lead transmigrates into a book as a supporting female character, becoming a sent-down youth. Later, she meets the original female lead and they become good friends. Both female leads have systems, but neither relies on them; instead, they diligently strive for success!

16. 466 魂 Reborn in 1960: Da Mao's Life of Triumph 魂穿60之大茂的得意人生 Ka Zhi Ka卡之卡Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted This story is set in a parallel world. Any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental. "Siheyuan + Family Squabbles + Reforming the Courtyard + Changing Fate + Serving the Nation" There is a System, but it is used sensibly and won't affect the plot! Synopsis: Xu Mao, a corporate drone from the twenty-first century, unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Siheyuan. By a twist of fate, he ends up in Xu Damao's body. He takes a look at his “little brother” first. Sigh, no wonder the origina 23.5kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    The protagonist, a man from a traditional courtyard house, transmigrates into Xu Damao's body. He awakens a daily sign-in system, earning various rewards such as food and technical skills. Projectionist Xiao Xu becomes a level 7 fitter. Sha Zhu, who loves widows, breaks up with the Moral Celestial and marries someone else. Xu Damao steals Yan Jiefang's wife. Yi Daode divorces an older woman and marries Jia Jiaohun. Surprisingly, Jia Jiaohun survives, and Qin the Widow is no longer a widow. Follow me to explore the world of books!

17. 467 四 Siheyuan: He Daqing's Greatest Life 四合院之何大清的最强人生 Muzi Cola木子可乐Male-Channel Fanfiction586k WordsOngoing [Heaven rewards diligence] [Multiple female companions] [Do as he pleases + neither wholly good nor evil + mercurial] After getting drunk, he wakes up in 1951 as He Daqing, just as he’s plotting to run away. The White Widow and Yi Zhonghai are scheming to send me off to Baoding? He turns around and reports them, cuts off a disastrous relationship, and shatters the moral paragon’s invincible facade! [Heaven rewards diligence, one proof lasts forever] With talent on his side, he masters countless 10.8kReads6.6Score482Shelves

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    I personally think this book is good.

18. 468 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 152.5kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
19. 469 重 Reborn in 1959: Little Everyday Moments in Nanluoguxiang 重生59南锣鼓巷之小日常 Gluttonous Badger贪吃獾Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates to the capital and settles on Nanluoguxiang. He fishes and farms, living a carefree life, learning to cook, appraising antiques, occasionally trading barbs with Zhang Haixing, and picking on the courtyard busybodies now and then. 66.7kReads8.2Score3kShelves

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    Definitely intelligent and resourceful.

20. 470 签 Sign-In in the 1970s: The Female Supporting Character and Educated Youth Is Doted on by a Powerful Man 签到七零：女配知青被大佬娇宠了 Watching Fish from the Pavilion亭上观鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Sign-in System + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Past and Present Lives + Supporting Female Character Enjoys the Gossip + Highly Educated Couple + Clear-Headed, Independent Heroine + No Character Assassination of the Original Heroine] Yi Qingqing died young. When she arrived in the underworld, she was told she had earned great merit and should have enjoyed a life of wealth and a destined marriage in one of her lifetimes, but illness had robbed her of that. As compensation, s 53.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves
21. 471 四 Siheyuan: My Wife Was Snatched Away After I Returned from the Battlefield 四合院：战场归来媳妇被截胡 Leaves and Clear Breezes叶有清风Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Ping transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan. After Yi Zhonghai schemes against him, Lin Ping has no choice but to join the army and head to the battlefield. When he returns to the capital, he never expects Jia Dongxu to steal the woman who was supposed to be his wife. But not marrying Qin Huairu suits him just fine. Using the golden finger he brought from his previous life, he goes on to live a happy life that everyone envies. 40.8kReads7.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Let me recommend these books! While reading them, I felt that the characters and plot were all intelligent, but the male lead's cheat codes were a bit too overpowered for that era. The first book was relatively normal, but after reading the others, I was amazed by how overpowered the male lead was, especially the second and last books.

22. 472 四 Siheyuan: Hard Work Is the Key to Success 四合院：人生的崛起全靠努力 Not Sweet, Not Salty不甜不要咸Male-Channel Fanfiction384k WordsCompleted After enduring all kinds of trials, Qin Yi, an ordinary graduate of a third-rate university, finally finds a decent job. On his first day at work, he's involved in a car accident and transmigrates to the world of Love in the Courtyard in the late 1950s. See how an ordinary young man from the modern era makes a thriving life for himself in those times. Golden finger: A portable 20m x 20m x 20m space, plus cooking and medical skills that 13.7kReads8.7Score314Shelves
23. 473 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrate into Xu Damao 四合院之穿越成许大茂 Hong Xing鸿猩Male-Channel Fanfiction899k WordsOngoing [No more swallowing insults, feel-good revenge, putting the pests in their place, making money, farming, multiple female leads] Reborn as Xu Damao, he breaks Silly Zhu’s arm from the start. Silly Zhu, the fool in this nest of beasts, is dead! See how the pests of the courtyard keep stirring up trouble! 9.6kReads5.6Score552Shelves
24. 474 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 97.4kReads9.6Score8.9kShelves
25. 475 四 In the Siheyuan, Huaihua Has Been Flirting with Me 四合院，我被槐花撩拨了 Sweet Sweet Donut 6甜甜的甜甜圈6Male-Channel Fanfiction289k WordsCompleted [Urban Fantasy] + [Everyday City Life] + [Period] The original owner was driven out to the countryside by the many scoundrels of the courtyard compound, then died in an accident. Lin Shu, from a later age, arrives with the Sharingan and overwhelming swagger. He makes a roaring success of himself in this golden age. Huai Hua appears before Lin Shu in an outfit that leaves little to the imagination... Lin Shu... Tang Yanling: Lin Shu, you're the only one I love! Ran Qiuye: Lin Shu, you make me fee 483Reads5.9Score—Shelves
26. 476 四 Siheyuan: I Became a Tycoon with Taobao in 1983 四合院：83年我用淘宝成首富 Master of Puppets人偶大师Male-Channel Fanfiction120k WordsOngoing Lu Cheng'an was charging his phone when he transmigrated into the world of the courtyard compounds. It's 1983 in the capital. Unexpectedly, his phone came with him when he transmigrated. Even better, he can shop on Taobao and order takeout. Yunnan Baiyao, Wanto pain-relief patches, lighters... Bring goods from 2026 back to 1983, and it's like bringing a sledgehammer to a knife fight. Silly Zhu wants to throw a punch? Qin Huairu wants to take advantage? Xiao Dang tries to turn the tables and blam 327Reads—Score376Shelves

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    The plot is well-researched, the protagonist is intelligent, it's very enjoyable, and worth recommending.

27. 477 四 Siheyuan: Separate Bedrooms After Marriage, So Why Are You Crying About the Divorce? 四合院：婚后不同房，离婚你哭啥 Mountain Monster and West Wind山怪与西风Male-Channel Fanfiction522k WordsCompleted [Less hostility, Huaihua is adopted, devoted husband and father, a doctor of legendary skill] He transmigrates into the world of the courtyard, and from the start it's his wedding night. Ma Dongye, who had just graduated with a medical doctorate in his previous life, is rather excited. But after receiving his memories, he discovers that his wife is He Wenhui from Home-Style Dishes, and that he also has a sister-in-law, He Wenyuan, and two brothers-in-law, He Wentao and He Wenda. Ma Dongye is stu 6.3kReads7.4Score160Shelves
28. 478 四 Siheyuan: From Kitchen Helper to Master Chef of State Banquets 四合院：从小帮厨到国宴大师 Realm of the Trance恍惚之境Male-Channel Fanfiction360k WordsOngoing Zhou Pengfei wakes up one day and transmigrates to the world of the Siheyuan courtyard, where he binds himself to a God of Cooking System. Surrounded by the squabbling vermin of the courtyard, Zhou Pengfei just wants to sit to one side, enjoy the show, and quietly live his own life. But people keep trying to take advantage of him. Zhou Pengfei can only sneer, set aside his desire to watch from the sidelines, and teach the lot of them a proper lesson! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥◆In mid-April, the most dramatic scene unfolded in the courtyard house: ① A man in his seventies, standing under a bridge, regretted his actions. He felt he had wronged Lou Xiao'e and his son the most. This man was He Yuzhu. 🌲 ②Lin Zhiguo, who had lived in the courtyard house for over ten years, finally regained his memories of his past life. 🌲

29. 479 四 Siheyuan: If You Frame Me and Send Me to Prison, You'll All Regret It 四合院：陷害我坐牢都别想好过 Zhangshi Sanshi张氏三石Male-Channel Fanfiction694k WordsCompleted [Scheming + ruthless + no female lead + monster torment + cathartic + fusion powers + supernatural abilities + overlord] Zhang Meng was framed by a bunch of animals and sent to prison. Watch as he clears his name and tortures those beasts. As he takes them down, he grows stronger step by step, amasses a fortune, and serves his country, all while dealing with hostile nations looking to cause trouble. 19.4kReads8.0Score964Shelves

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    Take a look; I found it quite satisfying, ruthless and full of ferocity. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

30. 480 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sent the Jia Family Mother and Son to Prison 四合院：开局送贾家母子去坐牢 Zhang Shizhongyu张石中玉Male-Channel Fanfiction445k WordsCompleted Ji Bufan transmigrates to the 1960s with a massive game System in tow. How will he outsmart and outmaneuver the troublemakers in the courtyard? See how he thrives in this era. See how he dominates in the game world. This story gets pretty intense in the courtyard. In the game world, he kills decisively. In the real world, he rises to immense wealth. 7.5kReads8.5Score198Shelves
31. 481 四 Siheyuan: The Security Office with Abundant Martial Virtue 四合院：武德充沛保卫处 Riding a Donkey Donkey Donkey Donkey骑驴驴驴驴Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing Bai Wanli transmigrates into the world of the courtyard house complex, starting out as a division chief. His entire family is made up of loyal patriots, and he has powerful backing. It should have been a perfect start, but the System assigns him an epic-difficulty mission: destroy Lighthouse Country. With no other choice, Bai Wanli sets out on a legendary life of slacking off and putting the courtyard’s troublemakers in their place, all while rewriting the course of history. 5.3kReads7.2Score177Shelves
32. 482 四 Zhang Xiaohua Is Reborn 四合院之张小花重生 Rice Porridge稀饭米粥Urban233k WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaohua discovers that her kind and dutiful daughter-in-law is the one who killed her, and that her beloved grandchildren are not her son's biological children. Even more heartbreaking, her son was killed by Qin Huairu and Silly Zhu working together. Zhang Xiaohua dies with her eyes wide open. Her spirit wanders around Qin Huairu and the First Aunt, waiting for a chance to take revenge. But even after she is vilified in a television series, that chance never comes. A flash of golden ligh 131Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 483 四 Siheyuan: I Have a Door Between Two Worlds 四合院：我有一扇两界门 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction259k WordsOngoing [This work is entirely handwritten, with no AI. Please enjoy it with confidence.] One day, a livestream room called [Welcome to the Siheyuan World] suddenly appeared on a certain short-video platform. It featured young versions of Silly Zhu, Xu Damao, Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu, along with an extra named Wang Tieshi. This extra had a truly endless supply of relatives and friends. Every few days, another one would show up, played by a famous star everyone knew. Only when the official Ninth Burea 40kReads7.5Score3.9kShelves

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    Historical fiction, live-streaming fiction, crossover collaborations, blind boxes

34. 484 四 Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Can Open a Blind Box Every Day 四合院：重生后我能天天开盲盒 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Zhao Lei; Role: An unemployed street loafer, a marginal member of the Zhao family, unloved by both parents Golden finger: Blind Box System Goal: Lie flat every day, with food and drink aplenty and no need to work Synopsis: Zhao Lei grew up as a left-behind child in his previous life. By an unexpected twist of fate, he is reborn in 1959 while staying at a hotel. It is the first year of the natural disasters, and as a modern young man used to having plenty to eat and drink, he absolut 39.1kReads6.4Score1.9kShelves
35. 485 四 The Good Life of Siheyuan's Sneakiest Resident 四合院老六的美好生活 Snow Falling in Summer, the Sole Master of Tenderness夏日飘雪独霸温柔Male-Channel Fanfiction309k WordsOngoing Enjoy the lie-flat life. Bored? Put the courtyard troublemakers in their place. Yi Zhonghai shows up with the Old Deaf Woman to demand meat? Break all four of their limbs and leave them to die! Jia Zhangshi starts trouble for no reason? Have her limbs amputated! Silly Zhu is the protagonist? Then the hospital will be your second home! For more exciting scenes, head on over to the main story! No cultivation!!! 826Reads5.0Score—Shelves

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    [Almost crying][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sneaking a laugh][Sneaking a laugh]

36. 486 四 The Four Courtyards: Cao Tan's Life Raising Kids 四个院：曹叹的带娃人生 Awoo, Super Fierce YY嗷呜超凶YYMale-Channel Fanfiction118k WordsCompleted A story about the protagonist transmigrating into a courtyard. The focus is on enjoying life and raising kids, with no hostility... The focus is on doing whatever seems fun... The focus is on enjoying life as a parent... 656Reads—Score119Shelves
37. 487 四 Siheyuan: The More These Troublemakers Push Their Luck, the Faster They Get Taken Out 四合院：众禽越作死，嘎的越快 The Difference Between Ice and Water冰水之别Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Extremely ruthless in the early stages] [One decisive blow, no drawn-out tug-of-war] [Quickly takes out the main characters of the courtyard early on, builds a farming operation and becomes the base leader in the middle, later developments TBD] Xu Jiang transmigrates into the world of the courtyard and obtains a Suicide-Seeking System. The more viciously the courtyard’s troublemakers court death, the faster they bite the dust. A letter of forgiveness? Compensation? Coming to beg on their knees? 11kReads6.8Score289Shelves
38. 488 从 Life in the Siheyuan, Beginning in the New World 从新世界开始的四合院生活 Someone's Home有个人在家Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsCompleted This is the story of an ordinary man who transmigrates into a world combining a whole host of period dramas. It follows him from before Liberation all the way to the new millennium. In the torrents of everyday life, simply keeping your footing is a struggle; making a name for yourself is harder than reaching the heavens. You and I are ordinary people, but ordinary people have dreams of their own, too. 2.5kReads8.2Score132Shelves

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    Highly recommended! A newly released courtyard house novel: ① Beiping, winter 1948. At the Baizhifang Police Station, modern-day Zhao Cheng transmigrates to Beiping on the eve of its liberation and Fu Zuoyi's negotiations. Unexpectedly drawn into a murder case involving a young girl in a red coat, he uses logical deduction to help the victim's husband, a policeman, find the deranged killer. Only after needing to settle down in Beiping and buying a courtyard house in Nantongluo Lane does he realize he's living in a courtyard house world. Watch as an ordinary person struggles to survive in that turbulent era.

39. 489 四 Siheyuan: Terminal Cancer, So I'm Fighting You All to the End 四合院：癌症晚期，跟你们拼了 Invincible King Kong Star无敌金刚星Urban234k WordsCompleted Zhang Liang transmigrates to the Siheyuan with only six months to live because of cancer. From the start, the courtyard vermin drive him into the public toilet and demand that he hand over his house. Fine. If I’m going to die, none of you vermin are getting off easy! The courtyard vermin, covered in the filth Zhang Liang flung at them, are stunned. Is this really the same sickly pushover? Zhang Liang unexpectedly awakens a System. As long as he turns the Siheyuan upside down, he can use the verm 80Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 490 四 Siheyuan: Taming the Beasts Is Child's Play 四合院：调戏禽兽手拿把掐 The Eccentric Fake Taoist疯疯癫癫假道人Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing Lighthearted, funny, and featuring multiple heroines After transmigrating as Cao Liang, a young man from the courtyard who was bullied to death, he discovers that the courtyard's menaces really are as awful as people say. An orphaned junior employee was bullied into taking his own life, so now it's time to show them how a young man can turn the tables and mess with all those menaces. Their good days are over. 1.7kReads—Score104Shelves
41. 491 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Kill Banggeng and Strike Fear into the Whole Courtyard 四合院：开局殺棒梗，震慑全院 Cicadas Sing Again, Another Year又一年鸣蝉Male-Channel Fanfiction383k WordsOngoing An unexpected turn of events awakens Li Yang's memories of his past life. It turns out he was born into this world and transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard. He awakens a sign-in System, which gives him a random reward every day he signs in. In an era when people can barely get enough to eat, he lives a carefree and comfortable life. From the start, Bang Geng tries to rob his home. Like hell he'll let that slide: he'll make sure the brat gets what's coming to him! When the courtyard's busybod 296Reads5.3Score—Shelves
42. 492 年 The Ordinary Days of a Bygone Era 年代之平平淡淡 hsr, Indifferent to Fame and Fortune淡泊名利的hsrMale-Channel Fanfiction610k WordsCompleted This book is about the life of a person born in the 1940s. The idea is to tell a quiet, ordinary story. The later chapters may not always match the title, so I hope readers will be understanding. 176Reads5.6Score—Shelves
43. 493 四 Siheyuan: Orphan of a Martyr, Spirit Spring Space from the Start 四合院：烈士遗孤，开局灵泉空间 Little Red Riding Hood 250小红帽250Male-Channel Fanfiction473k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out. It'll go up...] Ye Zixuan transmigrated. He became an orphaned son of a martyr living in Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang in 1960. His father was deputy head of security at a steel mill, killed while capturing enemy agents. Before his body had even grown cold, Yi Zhonghai arranged to have it cremated at once. The Jia family took charge of the compensation money, Liu Haizhong seized the house, and Silly Zhu snatched the job his father had left behind. When Ye Zixuan's 36.9kReads8.0Score3.7kShelves

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    Worth watching, many women

44. 494 四 Siheyuan: 1958, Starting Out as a Factory Doctor 四合院：1958，从厂医开始 Kumquat Lemon Tea Tea Tea金橘柠檬茶茶茶Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing [Period setting, reborn, hard-core traditional Chinese medicine, martial arts] This book is also known as If You Can't Read the Prescription, I'm Pretty Handy with My Fists Too. [Some say that no matter how good one person's medical skills are, they are but a speck of dust in the tide of history. But what if I bring out the sacred book, The Barefoot Doctor's Manual?] Fang Bie was an intern in traditional Chinese medicine who, after working himself to exhaustion with overtime, transmigrated into 40.3kReads7.6Score2.4kShelves

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    A hardcore TCM novel set in a traditional Chinese courtyard house; those who enjoy this genre may want to check it out. [Note]

45. 495 魂 A Soul Transmigrated to the 1960s: I Just Want to Lie Flat and Live Like a Sardine 魂穿六零，只想躺平做咸鱼 Zhu Qiaoqiao竹乔乔Urban256k WordsOngoing From the start, he becomes a lazy salted fish, but this one has the constitution of a lucky koi. Chen Daqing, an outstanding young scholar in China and a Changjiang Scholar, gets set up. After transmigrating to Qianjin Commune, he happily eats communal meals and catches loaches and frogs, lazing about as a carefree salted fish. People even award him the honorary title of “King of Laziness.” He lies flat until the famine years. While other families can't even get enough to eat, the lazy king Chen 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story features a traditional courtyard house without any special abilities or cheat codes, perfectly capturing the life of the 1960s. The protagonist is a distinguished young Chinese scholar who conquers everyone with his intellect, and the story unfolds first in the countryside and then in the courtyard house.

46. 496 四 Life Is Still Wild in the Siheyuan, Even with a Lousy Pocket Dimension 四合院空间拉胯人生依然肆意 Morning and Evening朝昔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Yang Chao transmigrates back to the eve of the Japanese surrender in 1945, a little too far into the past. He has transmigrated into the body of a teenage boy whose mother is dead and whose father despises him. As for the standard transmigrator's starter kit, all he gets is a ten-cubic-meter storage space and one dose of enhancement serum. It's not the worst possible start, but life is still a bumpy ride. After finally joining the army and fighting through one battle after another, he is forced 28.7kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves
47. 497 四 Siheyuan: If I'm Unhappy, None of You Will Have It Easy 四合院：我不爽，都别想好过 Hong Guan洪观Male-Channel Fanfiction2.0M WordsCompleted After one drinking binge, I ended up in the world of the Siheyuan. Looking at the courtyard full of scumbags, I figured I was doomed. Luckily, my cheat arrived just in time. One bag of rice, carried up several flights of stairs, would make the whole courtyard feel the pain. 19.1kReads7.3Score821Shelves
48. 498 年 The 1950s: Making a Happy, Prosperous Life 年代五零：红红火火过日子 Nanjing Cigarettes南京香烟Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1950s. What? Worried about starving to death? Don’t panic, don’t panic. We’ve got a pocket dimension. What? This is the notorious Courtyard of Beasts, where everyone’s supposedly a scumbag? What am I supposed to do? Luckily, my dad became the First Master, and my mom is the director of the women’s federation at the steel mill. Who still dares mess with me? Sun Zhengguo says: Go wild all you want, just don’t drag me into it. I only want to spend this happy life with my family. Both 37.9kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    A courtyard house that's not mindless or intellectually deficient, and worth checking out.

49. 499 四 Siheyuan: A Thousandfold More Deadly Traps, and the Beasts Beg for Mercy 四合院：万倍坑杀，禽兽求饶 Poor Little Snook委屈巴巴的斯努克Male-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted After waking up, Su Ming transmigrates into the beastly courtyard. He just wants to live a quiet life, but these beasts insist on causing trouble. Yi Zhonghai stands in the way of my promotion? I'll ruin your reputation and have you die horribly in the street. That's only fair, right? Jia Dongxu tries to sabotage me? I'll make sure you lose both legs above the knee. Bang Geng steals my things, and the Jia family expects me to pay them back? I'll call the police. Granny Deaf wants me to support h 2.5kReads7.2Score103Shelves
50. 500 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Sell My Iron Rice Bowl 四合院：开局卖掉铁饭碗 A Plump Little Pig一只胖胖的猪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday-life focus, with the spirit of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and not too much hostility.] After transmigrating to a Beijing courtyard in 1962, he sells his iron rice bowl from the start. He studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and becomes a technician. When the times change, he goes into business, opens a factory, and helps revitalize the country's industry. (Mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life, mostly everyday life. That's important, so we're saying it three times 10.1kReads7.7Score286Shelves

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    These books all involve thinking; they're not mindless novels.

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